476, Jalan Jelutong, 11600, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

+6012 373 5718

info@emptstudio.com

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Location: Ampang

Typology: Restaurant

Year of completion: 2026

Photographer: TWJPTO

Text: Jamie

Works

JungHee

A dark timber frame sits across the shopfront, set against a sprayed texture wall that softens the street edge and lets the joinery read on its own. Behind it, small slate tiles run underfoot the way they would outdoors, so the dining room never quite commits to being inside. Jung Hee is a Korean fusion brand opening its first Malaysian outlet, its menu built from the traditional dishes of the founder's mother and reworked with newer technique. The interior follows the same method. Traditional Korean building elements were carried in and redrawn in the studio's own detailing rather than reproduced. Stone tiling layers texture across the walls. Custom pendants hang in slim steel frames stretched with linen, folding the light instead of enclosing it. Hemp screens and solid timber furniture hold the room in a warm, low register.

JungHee

Location: Ampang

Typology: Restaurant

Year of completion: 2026

Photographer: TWJPTO

Text: Jamie

A dark timber frame sits across the shopfront, set against a sprayed texture wall that softens the street edge and lets the joinery read on its own. Behind it, small slate tiles run underfoot the way they would outdoors, so the dining room never quite commits to being inside. Jung Hee is a Korean fusion brand opening its first Malaysian outlet, its menu built from the traditional dishes of the founder's mother and reworked with newer technique. The interior follows the same method. Traditional Korean building elements were carried in and redrawn in the studio's own detailing rather than reproduced. Stone tiling layers texture across the walls. Custom pendants hang in slim steel frames stretched with linen, folding the light instead of enclosing it. Hemp screens and solid timber furniture hold the room in a warm, low register.